I know lots of people with blogs. Men, women, college students, stay-at-home moms. Some embrace their blog and post it every which way to share with friends and family. Others, like me, still haven’t come out of the blogging closet.
I had delusions of grandeur, fame, and fortune when I opened my Blogger account. I imagined my blog becoming instantly famous, so I would be happy to share my wonderful success with everyone I knew (but without bragging, of course). Things haven’t quite turned out as I envisioned.
I created a Facebook page for my blog two weeks ago. If you’re tracking, I started this blog in February of 2012. I invited some of my friends who also have blogs to “like” the page. Imagine my total fear when other friends (who didn’t know about the blog) started following my page on Facebook and on Bloglovin’. Pure terror.
I’m not ashamed of my blog at all. In fact, I’m proud that I’ve been committed to this project for 18 months and have grown it by leaps and bounds. At first, I was not in love with my blog design; it was basic and kind of plain. My new layout (by the lovely Jane Whitney Designs) has really helped me want to put my blog out there more. I’m certainly confident enough to post about my weight loss issues [though kudos to Janelle on Sister Wives for showing her weight on national TV (which I’m watching right now)]. I’m glad I documented our wedding from planning to the honeymoon.
I just don’t know why I’m not totally open about my blog. For the first few months, I was sneaking around. I would wait until Mac went to bed to write posts or work on them before he got home. I would sneak photos (which is why some of them are really bad) while making dinner, generally confusing my brother-in-law with the occasional camera flash. Mac and I were talking about how I could make money when not working, so I finally told him about this. He’s been on board and supportive since then (and was surprised I didn’t tell him before). I told my dad a few months after Mac, but my mom didn’t know until a few months ago.
When did you tell your friends and family about your blog?
Truth. It is awkward at first, but you get used to it. I mean, my MIL reads my blog. Could be totally weird, but I try not to let it change my writing!
My family doesn’t know. I kinda like it.. It’s my own thing.. My boyfriend knows, and ill let him read my posts but that’s about it.
My family knows I have one, they don’t read very often which is fine.
HAHAHA!! This is my life. I JUST started being public about the blog thing. Although, I’ve only really posted it on Instagram. I don’t have to balls for Facebook yet. It’s funny when my friends say, “you have a blog?” Yep. For like a year and a half now. I am the master of hiding things! LOL
Haha this is totally me too. I was just talking to my hubs about my delusional expectations that were my secret hopes. Oh well. My dad still doesn’t know that I blog, and I will be honest, I feel even more awkward about it now that I haven’t told him all this time.
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This is so me. Although I definitely haven’t gone that public with it. My fiance knows along with my future sister in law. But I don’t think anybody I know in real life has read it… which is kinda okay with me…
I am also a closet blogger. I’ve only told a handful of people close to me. And all of them (including my husband) were weeks or months after my first post. It’s just so awkward for me to even bring it up. How do you do that?!? I don’t know. However, Instagram is sort of ratting me out because I link my blog in my profile. My real life friends who follow me on IG are figuring it out. After 14 months of blogging, I’m finally comfortable letting people stumbling upon it and talking about it when THEY bring it up. I’m kind of glad to see I’m not the only one 🙂
Yet another closet blogger over here! I’ve told the husband, and he reads it from time to time, which is fine, but my family and real life friends have no idea, and I’m ok with that right now. Especially seeing as some of them were on the fence about my relationship w/ a serviceman. I guess it’s like the diary complex, you don’t want anyone breaking into that thing you hide in your pillowcase. It’s awkward but at least we’re all together in hiding!
I’ve been the same way. I didn’t tell my husband about it at first because I think I was afraid he’d think it was silly and I feel like I’ve been waiting to share with friends til my blog is more impressive, but really I think I enjoy having a space that is just for me and I don’t have to worry about some of my friends being too judgmental.
My husband, then boyfriend, has known about the blog since it started. I think my my found it a few months after I started, when she noticed a comment I made on my friends blog and clicked through to my profile. Only a select handful of friends know, and it’s not something I really ever bring up.
In fact, while I was wedding dress shopping with my now SIL & MIL, another bridesmaid outed my blog to them. If not for her, I still probably wouldn’t have told them, but who knows…